Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-04

claim of the Know Nothing party that
Catholics cannot be good citizens. They
who make clear the distinction between
the CHURCH, its teachings and holy sacra-
Gents, on the one hand, and tue ecclesi-
sstica. machine on the other, ara, sfter
sll, doing the best service to The church and
stste in showing men how they can main
tain religion and yet protest against
| ecclesiastical encroachmentn
! DR.. McGlynn concluded his remarks
concerning the ecclesiastical aspect Of his
! position By comparing his case 90 that OF
! Catholics il Italy, whom the church ma
ChineTy had cndeavOred 10 compel to sac.
rftlCe their patriotism 10 the requirements
OF the propaganda. He also touched upon
/ the fact that Archbishop Corrigau had
| J. ?rived him of his Office as q Clergymsn
on the strength Of letters on the land
| question sent 20 Cardinal MCC.oskey four
years previously.
HIS LAND AND LABOR DOCTRINES.
81 an not here only in the interest of
what is specifically termed the laboring
man." said DR.. MCGlynn by wav of pre-
face to mis- remarks on the land and labor
doctrine he supports. 81 am working for
every man who labors for al honest Iiv-
| iug-the mechanic, the artisan, the artist
for every one who supports himself out
OF the product Of his labor. The funda-
mental theory is that the natura, boun-
ties-sir, water and land-are law mate
Tisls, free to all inhabitants of the earth
OF course the demands of civilization
and increasing population render it
necessary that some system should be
observed in the allotment and use of
land. In large cities land has 9 great
value, and the use to which il is put
makes it desirable thst possession De moi
disturbed or interfered with. But this
does not mean that it should be owned by
the individual occupying it. He may
have lease Of ia perpetual lease if de-
sirable-and the rental which he pays
will be the tax whereby the community is
compensated. II the monopoly Of the
private ownership OF land were abolished
labor would be emancipated Labor
would then demand the nigh
thing it produces, or its perfect
equivalent The artist would take from
the quarry block of marble With his
hands and tools and skill be would fash
ion it into 8 statue. He would sell
the statue and the price he received for
il would be the product of MS labor and
skill, There is the Stewart estate in
New York city. Some Of the land OcCu
pied by the Stewart buildings is not
owned by the estate, but the estate pays
for 1t rental of, say 100000 q year.
That sum goes into the pockets of an in
dividual or a corporation whom, accord
ing TO the present custom, the land is
owned. Now that rental of $1,000
should 60 to the community. The Stewart
estate should pay into the city or state in
the shape of tax, by which il would be
held in trust for the benefit of the entire /
community. The stewart estate could /
offer no valid objection TO this, for it |
would itself be participant in the sum
it paid in taxes. The full rental value of /
al land should be paid INTO the public /
treasury, and il should be the only tax !
imposed. A tax upon industry is fine /
imposed upon labor. Every man should ]
have the full benefit of his industry and /
his share in the proceeds Of the rental Of |
the landn
DR.. McGIynn said that the shock OF |
such 6 change would for little while De |
borne by the large owners Of land The .
remainder CT the community would be .
benefited at once. The change, ne said, [
could be brought ABOUT simply ans pace
ably by legislation. He bell we'd that
Henry George had been actually elected /
Mayor of New York city. He was per-
sCnelly acquainted with man who count
ed fifteen ballots cast for George in one
precinct which were counted for Hewitt
This was an aristOCratiC district, where
George was not stTCng, but even with
that average Of fraud in all the districts
George was elected. 1t the next election
be was confident that the labor vote in
New York and BIooklyn alone would not
fall below 100, 900.
DR., McGlynn spoke of the labor con-
7ention which will take place at Syracuse
August 10, Il and Is as likely TO advance
he labor movement many degrees toward
success. In view of the great object to
De accomplished it was, of course, desir-
able first TO elect legislators. legisla-
.uTe composed of the right kind of men
Gould put the land project into
operation without difficulty. The platform
20 be adopted would contain three i'm ;
)Ortaut plsnks-against monopoly in
and, monopoly in transportation, and
in money. The labor move !
nent must cut loose fIom all other par +
les. Its whole weight must be directed {
oWard the election of legislators who :
would be faithful to the platform adopted {
While this was being accomplished in
Sew York the work was progressing else ,
where with a prospect of final success .
the country.
During the afternoon DR.. McGlynn was {
AIKEN out for a drive along the lake
hore and through Lincoln park, the I
arriage being occupied by himself, Will T
lam Turnbull, the secretary of district r
ssembly No. "a; Frank Knox, the secre-
airy of district assembly No. 81; and NJ. +
. Rowan, of Land and Labor club No. 3.
he party were out from about until 6
i. m. Before going for his drive the {
octor received few callers, sll of them,